Tol-in-Gaurhoth XXII: Hic Monstrae Trucidant - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 05-29-2006, 07:21 PM

Suspicionés Randomnarum:

Wolves:

Saucy - of course; 'tis a matter of form.
Celuien - a marriage made in Thangorodrim
Formendacil - he's always a werewolf when I'm in the village. Just the way it is.

Nobody has said anything particularly noteworthy, so I'm done here for now.

Boromir88 · 05-29-2006, 07:46 PM

Celuien, I would like to point you out to Code 101: B-13 Section 99105, Paragraph 4.3 on the town charter:

Quote:

The votes will be retractable, with as many changes of vote as wanted permitted. The last name voted for at the deadline will be counted.

Therefor, I can do this and I precisely mean to do this...

--Spawn

++Sauce

Think of it this way Sauce, I'm saving you from being devoured by wolves, atleast now you can still have a body and be buried (or cremated- whatever your preference) the proper way...instead of being ripped to shreds by wolves at night. Aren't I a nice guy?

Celuien · 05-29-2006, 07:48 PM

Doh. Retractables. I knew that, but old habits of checking vote timing and making lists die hard, you know.

Shall I attempt to keep my list updated? Probably not.

Findëasëa · 05-29-2006, 08:02 PM

Poor Kath, who met her unfortunate, although slightly ironic, ‘downfall’ in the form of a plummeting reptile. Although this tragedy is quite appalling, we must move on to better aid the village.

As far as keeping track of votes, it seems like it would be beneficial to keep track of all of the votes… regardless of weather they may change or not. So maybe the end list could look something like this:

1. A > B (B - 1)
2. F > G (B – 1, G - 1)
3. A > G (B – 1 retracted, G - 2)
4. Z > B (B – 1, B – 1 retracted, G - 2)

Does that sound like a good idea? I have never used retractable votes before so if someone has a better idea we should use it. It just seems like it is better than changing the whole list each time and it also gives us an idea of how votes have changed over each day.

Findëasëa · 05-29-2006, 08:09 PM

The updated list for today would be:
1. Boromir --> Spawn (Spawn - 1)
2. SPM -> Feanor (Spawn - 1, Feanor - 1)
3. Boromir -> SPM (Spawn – R1, Feanor -1, SPM -1)

The R instead of the word retracted seemed less confusing.

Caranlondien · 05-29-2006, 08:38 PM

Alas! Poor, dear Kath! She always used to ask to hear my latest poems.

To her unhappy head came a hurtling disc,
A terrible turtle, now turned fatal risk.

Now, on to business. We've three wolves to catch! I have to say I love watching people deal with Day 1. LMP, SPM, and Feanor have given us some interesting theories. Quite straightforward, you three are!

On the other hand, there's Nogrod, with his newfangled "hamburger restaurant". We've always wondered what he put in those hamburgers... Might he be a wolf bent on deadly culinary success?

Caranlondien · 05-29-2006, 09:15 PM

Well, I must sleep. I'll be back before the deadline, but just to be on the safe side:

++Celuien

...because she's a ketchup grower, and I can't think of a word that rhymes with "ketchup". The sooner we get rid of her, the less necessary it is that I work her and her unrhymable occupation into the epic poem I'll be writing and publishing when this ordeal is over.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 05-29-2006, 09:53 PM

I woke up this morning thinking of DotA. I'm trying to master Broodmother now, and I'm wondering, Do I really need a Sange and Yasha if I plan to build the Butterfly?

Then I got hold of the newspaper, and saw the the Filipinos are now in 14th place in the Turin Chess Olympiad, after trouncing the Icelanders 3.5-0.5 (best game in that round, although the last move, 22. Qe5# is not there.) At the same time, the Filipinas beat the Finnish women, 2.5-0.5. Whee! Go Philippines! Show those ex-Soviet republics what true chess is!

(EDIT: I just found out as I got online that they lost to China 0.5-3.5.

)

So, now I'm motivated to come up with plans to help us avenge my daughter's death.

We have two options: go for the middle game quick kill, or take the safe endgame win. I'll explain both in detail.

The first option involves expert tactical playing, actively hunting werewolves and the like. The problem is that it's gifted-intensive; once we start losing the gifteds we'll be caught looking the wrong way and we're bound to lose the endgame.

The second plan involves exchanging major pieces (lynching possible threats). Par example, morm, Sauce, and Fea. The problem with this plan is that we lose time hunting werewolves, but at least, even when we lose the gifteds, we won't have to worry about these chappies (who are excellent at exuding an innocent feel) turning beastie on us.

So, here's my vote.

++The Saucepan Man

Because I'm not yet avenged.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 05-29-2006, 10:05 PM

I feel so important that y'all are so keen on me just now.

Sad, really... used to be that when somebody tried to kill me, I knew they were evil... or just trying to find out how my Great Glass Feavator works... or getting the recipe for Gobstoppers... you all know the drill, I'm sure, especially with the enthusiasm with which dentists seem to approach my customers.

Nowadays? No... nobody trusts poor Fea. And she's almost always pure as the ingredients she puts into sweets as sweet as she is. Sure, sometimes the sweet is a little nutty, but you know the old saying... Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't. Must be Nilp and Spam don't like Almond Joys, but such is the sad lot of a confectionist working in a small town.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 05-29-2006, 11:19 PM

That reminds me. Shortie hasn't caught Wartortle yet, hasn't he? If he had . . .

Does anybody have an Electabuzz here? How about a Zapdos?

I thought you were a chess ex-world champion.

Well, you can't exactly use the Nimzo-Indian on a turtle that blasts targets with water, can you?

Cailín · 05-30-2006, 12:15 AM

About the Changeling, Celuien, I don't think s/he becomes a threat to this village till much later on. As s/he is only ever wolvish during Night time, s/he shall be primarily on the village's side. Because of the Seer-like quality of the role, the wolves will probably have slain this wildcard far before it becomes a liability to us. Otherwise, I think it's a case of let's worry when we need to worry.

Well, I had this really nice story worked out for this village, but -and it's quite tragic really, tragic, tragic- somehow I lost it into virtually reality so I shall give you a brief summary. Soon in a theatre near you, with I, the Leading Lady, in a role of such dramatics, passion and misguided innocence, it has never been shown before.

Summary: We're all going to die. Lhuna will be first.

++LHUNARDAWEN

Oh no, this Kath was first, huh? Well, death by a flying turtle just lacks the finesse to work on stage.

(More reason hopefully to arrive after a nice, long day of classes. See you all tonight)

05-29-2006, 07:48 PM	#3
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Doh. Retractables. I knew that, but old habits of checking vote timing and making lists die hard, you know. Shall I attempt to keep my list updated? Probably not. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

05-29-2006, 09:53 PM	#8
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	*yawns* I woke up this morning thinking of DotA. I'm trying to master Broodmother now, and I'm wondering, Do I really need a Sange and Yasha if I plan to build the Butterfly? Then I got hold of the newspaper, and saw the the Filipinos are now in 14th place in the Turin Chess Olympiad, after trouncing the Icelanders 3.5-0.5 (best game in that round, although the last move, 22. Qe5# is not there.) At the same time, the Filipinas beat the Finnish women, 2.5-0.5. Whee! Go Philippines! Show those ex-Soviet republics what true chess is! (EDIT: I just found out as I got online that they lost to China 0.5-3.5. ) So, now I'm motivated to come up with plans to help us avenge my daughter's death. We have two options: go for the middle game quick kill, or take the safe endgame win. I'll explain both in detail. The first option involves expert tactical playing, actively hunting werewolves and the like. The problem is that it's gifted-intensive; once we start losing the gifteds we'll be caught looking the wrong way and we're bound to lose the endgame. The second plan involves exchanging major pieces (lynching possible threats). Par example, morm, Sauce, and Fea. The problem with this plan is that we lose time hunting werewolves, but at least, even when we lose the gifteds, we won't have to worry about these chappies (who are excellent at exuding an innocent feel) turning beastie on us. So, here's my vote. ++The Saucepan Man Because I'm not yet avenged. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

05-29-2006, 10:05 PM	#9
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I feel so important that y'all are so keen on me just now. Sad, really... used to be that when somebody tried to kill me, I knew they were evil... or just trying to find out how my Great Glass Feavator works... or getting the recipe for Gobstoppers... you all know the drill, I'm sure, especially with the enthusiasm with which dentists seem to approach my customers. Nowadays? No... nobody trusts poor Fea. And she's almost always pure as the ingredients she puts into sweets as sweet as she is. Sure, sometimes the sweet is a little nutty, but you know the old saying... Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't. Must be Nilp and Spam don't like Almond Joys, but such is the sad lot of a confectionist working in a small town. __________________ peace

05-29-2006, 11:19 PM	#10
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Hmmm . . . That reminds me. Shortie hasn't caught Wartortle yet, hasn't he? If he had . . . Does anybody have an Electabuzz here? How about a Zapdos? I thought you were a chess ex-world champion. Well, you can't exactly use the Nimzo-Indian on a turtle that blasts targets with water, can you? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

05-29-2006, 07:21 PM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Suspicionés Randomnarum: Wolves: Saucy - of course; 'tis a matter of form. Celuien - a marriage made in Thangorodrim Formendacil - he's always a werewolf when I'm in the village. Just the way it is. Nobody has said anything particularly noteworthy, so I'm done here for now.

05-29-2006, 08:02 PM	#4
Findëasëa Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 63	Poor Kath, who met her unfortunate, although slightly ironic, ‘downfall’ in the form of a plummeting reptile. Although this tragedy is quite appalling, we must move on to better aid the village. As far as keeping track of votes, it seems like it would be beneficial to keep track of all of the votes… regardless of weather they may change or not. So maybe the end list could look something like this: 1. A > B (B - 1) 2. F > G (B – 1, G - 1) 3. A > G (B – 1 retracted, G - 2) 4. Z > B (B – 1, B – 1 retracted, G - 2) Does that sound like a good idea? I have never used retractable votes before so if someone has a better idea we should use it. It just seems like it is better than changing the whole list each time and it also gives us an idea of how votes have changed over each day.

05-29-2006, 08:09 PM	#5
Findëasëa Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 63	The updated list for today would be: 1. Boromir --> Spawn (Spawn - 1) 2. SPM -> Feanor (Spawn - 1, Feanor - 1) 3. Boromir -> SPM (Spawn – R1, Feanor -1, SPM -1) The R instead of the word retracted seemed less confusing.

05-29-2006, 08:38 PM	#6
Caranlondien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bag-Endless-Fuel Posts: 339	Alas! Poor, dear Kath! She always used to ask to hear my latest poems. To her unhappy head came a hurtling disc, A terrible turtle, now turned fatal risk. Now, on to business. We've three wolves to catch! I have to say I love watching people deal with Day 1. LMP, SPM, and Feanor have given us some interesting theories. Quite straightforward, you three are! On the other hand, there's Nogrod, with his newfangled "hamburger restaurant". We've always wondered what he put in those hamburgers... Might he be a wolf bent on deadly culinary success?

05-29-2006, 09:15 PM	#7
Caranlondien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bag-Endless-Fuel Posts: 339	Well, I must sleep. I'll be back before the deadline, but just to be on the safe side: ++Celuien ...because she's a ketchup grower, and I can't think of a word that rhymes with "ketchup". The sooner we get rid of her, the less necessary it is that I work her and her unrhymable occupation into the epic poem I'll be writing and publishing when this ordeal is over.

05-30-2006, 12:15 AM	#11
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	About the Changeling, Celuien, I don't think s/he becomes a threat to this village till much later on. As s/he is only ever wolvish during Night time, s/he shall be primarily on the village's side. Because of the Seer-like quality of the role, the wolves will probably have slain this wildcard far before it becomes a liability to us. Otherwise, I think it's a case of let's worry when we need to worry. Well, I had this really nice story worked out for this village, but -and it's quite tragic really, tragic, tragic- somehow I lost it into virtually reality so I shall give you a brief summary. Soon in a theatre near you, with I, the Leading Lady, in a role of such dramatics, passion and misguided innocence, it has never been shown before. Summary: We're all going to die. Lhuna will be first. ++LHUNARDAWEN Oh no, this Kath was first, huh? Well, death by a flying turtle just lacks the finesse to work on stage. (More reason hopefully to arrive after a nice, long day of classes. See you all tonight)